Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 9 September. A total of five events were contested for eight different classifications.

Schedule

F Final
Event↓/Date → Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11 Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17
T11 F
T37 F
T44 F
T52 F
T56 F

Medal summary

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
F11
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Alessandro Rodrigo Silva
 Brazil
43.06 Oney Tapia
 Italy
40.89 David Casinos Sierra
 Spain
38.58
F37
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Khusniddin Norbekov
 Uzbekistan
59.75 Mindaugas Bilius
 Lithuania
53.50 Xia Dong
 China
52.15
F44
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David Blair
 United States
64.11 Akeem Stewart
 Trinidad and Tobago
61.72 Dan Greaves
 Great Britain
59.57
F52
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Aigars Apinis
 Latvia
20.83 Robert Jachimowicz
 Poland
19.10 Velimir Šandor
 Croatia
18.24
F56
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Claudiney Batista dos Santos
 Brazil
45.33 Alireza Ghaleh Nasseri
 Iran
44.04 Leonardo Diaz
 Cuba
43.58

Competition format

The competition for each classification consisted of a single round. Each athlete threw three times, after which the eight best threw three more times (with the best distance of the six throws counted).

Results

F11

The F11 event took place on 9 September.[1]

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alessandro Rodrigo Silva  Brazil 30.61 34.75 43.06 40.47 41.81 28.43 43.06 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oney Tapia  Italy 40.89 x x 38.23 38.86 39.03 40.89
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Casinos  Spain 35.74 38.78 36.72 35.65 34.63 x 38.78 SB
4 Bil Marinkovic  Austria 36.66 x 37.22 x x 36.32 37.22 SB
5 Marcio Silva Braga Leite  Brazil 34.07 34.71 34.43 33.46 31.54 34.43 34.71
6 Sergio Paz  Argentina 33.64 33.99 x 32.01 33.10 30.51 33.99
7 Mirosław Madzia  Poland 30.19 32.32 31.26 32.00 32.50 x 32.50
8 Yasser Satouri  Tunisia 30.77 x 29.57 27.53 29.61 29.20 30.77
9 Friday Aibangbe  Nigeria x 22.49 30.02 30.02

F37

The F37 event took place on 14 September.[2]

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Khusniddin Norbekov  Uzbekistan 54.46 59.75 54.89 57.19 x 54.61 59.71 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mindaugas Bilius  Lithuania 45.72 x 48.43 52.34 53.50 53.04 53.50 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Xia Dong  China 48.35 51.51 52.15 51.41 x x 52.15 SB
4 Guy Henly  Australia 48.28 50.15 45.00 47.80 51.97 51.54 51.97
5 Ronni Jensen  Denmark x 45.44 48.00 48.10 47.71 x 48.10
6 Mohamed Mohamed Ramadan  Egypt 44.95 45.41 x x 46.91 47.97 47.97
7 João Victor Teixeira de Souza Silva  Brazil x 43.71 45.10 41.94 44.97 x 45.10 PB
8 Tomasz Blatkiewicz  Poland 40.62 42.38 44.26 44.00 43.54 44.23 44.26
9 Kevin Strybosch  Canada x 41.81 x 41.81
10 Mykola Zhabnyak  Ukraine 40.37 41.39 x 41.39
11 Shahrad Nasajpour  Individual Paralympic Athletes x 39.64 39.49 39.64 SB
12 Alefosio Laki  Samoa 33.53 x x 33.53 PB

F44

The F44 event took place on 11 September.[3]

Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Blair  United States F44 58.65 x 64.11 63.21 x x 64.11 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Akeem Stewart  Trinidad and Tobago F43 56.03 61.70 60.83 60.82 60.53 61.72 61.72 PR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dan Greaves  Great Britain F44 57.40 58.63 59.57 x 59.05 58.20 59.57
4 Jeremy Campbell  United States F44 x 52.44 54.80 56.03 54.06 x 56.03
5 Ivan Katanušić  Croatia F44 x x 46.97 47.37 55.36 55.22 55.36
6 Adrián Matušík  Slovakia F44 x 48.55 53.20 48.90 51.18 52.88 53.20 SB
7 Josip Slivar  Croatia F44 46.37 x 42.12 45.09 47.39 x 47.39
8 Egert Jõesaar  Estonia F44 44.78 45.18 44.55 x x 46.61 46.61
9 Bardy Chris Bouésso  Republic of the Congo F44 x 20.38 18.95 20.38 PB
Gerdan Fonseca  Cuba F44 DNS

F52

The F52 event took place on 14 September.[4]

Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aigars Apinis  Latvia F52 19.90 20.02 20.83 17.80 20.05 20.35 20.83 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Jachimowicz  Poland F52 17.87 18.39 19.10 x 15.97 x 19.10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Velimir Šandor  Croatia F52 17.70 17.67 18.24 17.62 17.29 x 18.24
4 Kęstutis Skučas  Lithuania F52 x x x 16.18 16.84 17.08 17.08 PB
5 Adrian Imianowski  Poland F52 16.33 15.97 15.89 16.05 16.21 x 16.33 PB
6 Erik Alejandro de Santos Espinosa  Mexico F52 15.38 15.59 14.93 15.27 14.59 15.37 15.59
7 Amit Kumar Kumar  India F51 x x x 9.01 x 8.75 9.01

F56

The F56 event took place on 17 September.[5]

Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Claudiney Batista dos Santos  Brazil F56 42.03 45.33 44.66 x 45.33 PR, AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alireza Ghaleh Nasseri  Iran F56 42.32 42.12 43.86 40.24 42.26 44.04 44.04 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leonardo Diaz  Cuba F56 42.14 43.53 43.58 39.90 x 37.01 43.58
4 Olokhan Musayev  Azerbaijan F56 40.07 40.93 39.60 38.58 40.35 39.93 40.93 SB
5 Ibrahim Ibrahim  Egypt F56 37.80 36.58 39.81 x x x 39.81 SB
6 Ruzhdi Ruzhdi  Bulgaria F55 35.13 38.04 x 36.48 37.13 36.80 38.04 PR
7 Nebojša Đurić  Serbia F55 36.75 x x 34.02 35.32 35.58 36.75
8 Johnnie Williams  United States F56 34.05 35.10 28.78 32.19 34.68 29.17 35.10
9 Ricardo Robles de la Torre  Mexico F56 32.35 33.91 33.52 33.91
10 Ignas Madumla Mtweve  Tanzania F56 19.66 22.09 22.91 22.91 PB
Ali Mohammadyari  Iran F56 x x x NM

References

  1. ^ "Men's discus throw - F11 Final". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's discus throw - F37 Final". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's discus throw - F44 Final". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Men's discus throw - F52 Final". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's discus throw - F56 Final". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 October 2016.